Sight Word Hunt Corn Sensory Bin

Lesson Plan:

Activity:

Sight Word Hunt: Corn Sensory Bin

Lesson plan developed by Ms. Erika Geelhoed, BA Ed

Age Group:

School-Age

* Lesson plan objective and assessment can be adapted to use this activity with preschoolers.

Objectives:

Children will:

practice phonics and decoding skills.
develop sensory motor skill.
practice recognizing sight word.

Washington Common Core Standard:

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts: Reading Standards: Foundational Skills (K–5)
Kindergartners: Phonics and Word Recognition:

3. Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
- a. Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary sound or many of the most frequent sounds for each consonant.

Sight Word Hunt: Corn Sensory Bin

Materials:

dried corn
plastic letters
word mats
scoops or tongs
large plastic bin

Procedure:

Prepare for the activity by creating the sensory bin.
Add several cups of dried corn to the empty plastic bin.
Add in the plastic letters and scoops.
Create and print off the word mats (you will want to use words that you are currently working on that are developmentally appropriate).
Encourage the children to search for the different letters in the corn and place them on top of the letters on the card.
Once they have found all the letters in the word, the children should verbally decode/say the word.

Assessment:

Record what words the children were able to read and which ones they struggled with. You can go back and work with them on different sounds and patterns in small groups or one-on-one.

Note: Please provide appropriate supervision to the children in your care when completing all activities. You will need to decide what types of activities are safe for the children in your care. Appropriate and reasonable caution should be used when providing art and sensory experiences for children. Toddlers require special caution, only use non-toxic materials, and do not allow toddlers to put things in their mouths that are a choking hazard.

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